European research led by University College London (UCL), together with Amsterdam UMC and the University of Basel shows that a significant proportion of patients who suffer a stroke due to carotid ...

Researchers at UCL have tested a new scoring system to measure the risk of stroke in patients with narrowed arteries due to ...

Atherosclerosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) causes 10–20% of ischaemic strokes.1 As luminal stenosis of the ICA grows, the risk of ischaemic stroke increases,2 and removal of the ...

European research led by University College London (UCL), together with Amsterdam UMC and the University of Basel, shows that ...

Most patients in the United States who present to hospital emergency departments with acute central retinal artery occlusion do not undergo stroke workup imaging.

First Dual-Layer Micromesh Carotid Stent Approved for Use in the U.S. ALISO VIEJO, Calif., April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Terumo Neuro, a global leader in neurovascular ...

MIAMI, March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InspireMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Prime carotid stent system for the treatment of carotid artery disease and prevention of stroke ...

The aorta is the largest artery in the body to which all other major arteries ... the cause is ulcers formed due to wear of the aortic wall which is caused by atherosclerosis. Aortic stenosis: With ...

The ‘Prevalence of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis (PACAS) risk model’ is a prediction model developed to detect moderate (≥50%) and severe (≥70%) asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS). A ...

Background Treatment options for cervical internal carotid artery (c-ICA) occlusion in tandem occlusions ... P=0.026) and residual stenosis (aHR 1.04, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.07, P<0.001) were independent ...

Some people call it your "pee hole." Meatal stenosis means this opening is too narrow. And passing urine (pee) can cause pain or discomfort. Meatal stenosis is fairly common. About 8 to 10 out of ...

THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification of the aortic valve. This is not so ...